I can’t remember the title but Jimmy Stewart was the pilot. The plane crashed in the desert and they made a working plane from the parts and flew out.
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Wasn’t it Rise of the Phoenix? Hilarious when they found out that the guy designing the rebuild had only designed toy airplanes! Very good movie!
Foxfire (?), with Clint E., about stealing a new Soviet jet was great for the suspense and flight scenes.
Wasn’t it Rise of the Phoenix?
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Guess I’ve been up too long! As others pointed out, it was the Flight of the Phoenix! ....